Sunday, February 24, 2008

but it's pouring out, and there's no decent light to take photos. so, in the meantime, i've started in on some new projects*!

carie cropped cardi from stephanie japel's fitted knits. i am so very off gauge on this one, so i've ordered more yarn and need to rip back a bit. one more size up and i should be good to go. the cascade magnum called for must be amazingly poufy stuff to get 6 stitches per 4 inches on #15s - because rowan big wool comes nowhere close!

i have two balls of the rowan ryc soft tweed left over from my textured tunic and i need something mindless to knit right now. scarf it is!

Monday, February 18, 2008

last week a nature-loving coworker suggested that i check out chantry flat, a gorgeous bit of the national forest about 20 minutes away. so yesterday b and i loaded up our backpacks and headed out to the hoegees camp loop hike, two miles of lush creek-filled forest followed by three miles of your standard mountainy socal brush. it was a beautiful hike - we'll definitely be going back.

of course, one and a half miles in i managed to fall into the creek. thank goodness for my wonderful hiking boots! my foot stayed warm even whilst soaked!

Sunday, February 10, 2008

and she's off! very, very cool pattern designed especially for this little diversion. i've been a good girl and haven't paid attention to the flutter of 'i'm done and it's posted' emails, so i've no idea if my assassin has already accomplished his/her work - nor where in the world s/he lives. i want my 'death' to be a complete and utter surprise! in the meantime, here are some close-ups:

Friday, February 08, 2008

...to the flu that is. or a really, really bad cold. or something else undiagnosed.

so to take minds off the lack of knitting and dwindling sick days, let's look at photos from our trip to new york last week. beige trekked up from philly to join us (and model the tiny bed in our hotel room). most of these photos were taken by her abler camera - and eye.